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SMN to YQU: distance & flight time
Salmon (Lemhi County Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
729 mi
1,173 km · 633 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
729 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SMN — Lemhi County Airport · Salmon, United States
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SMN
- BTM · Bert Mooney Airport88 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport110 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport114 mi away
- MSO · Missoula International Airport124 mi away
Near YQU
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport91 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport103 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMN from YQU?
The flight distance from Salmon (SMN) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 729 miles (1,173 km, 633 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMN to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SMN to YQU?
Nonstop service on SMN–YQU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMN to YQU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMN–YQU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMN to YQU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMN–YQU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.